Best Ham With Brandied Peaches Recipes

GLAZED HAM WITH PEACH-GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Use a serrated knife to score the top of the ham in a diamond pattern. Press whole cloves into the ham and place on a roasting rack in a roasting pan.
• Bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours in the preheated oven, or until the internal temperature of the ham has reached 140 degrees F (60 degrees C). Cover with aluminum foil if the ham starts to look dry.
• While the ham is baking, mix together the cinnamon, mustard and 1/2 cup of brown sugar in a cup or small bowl. Set aside. In a saucepan over medium heat, mix together the remaining brown sugar, cider vinegar, peach nectar and peach preserves. Bring to a boil and then stir in the sliced peaches, ginger, cherry pepper and the cinnamon stick. Simmer until the peaches are tender and the sauce has thickened, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Remove the ham from the oven and brush liberally with the mustard glaze. Increase the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and return the ham to the oven, uncovered.
• Bake for an additional 20 to 30 minutes, or until glaze is bubbly. Allow the ham to rest for 15 to 20 minutes before carving. Serve with hot Peach-Ginger sauce.

BRANDY BAKED PEACHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a baking dish with cooking spray.
• Arrange peaches cut-side up in the prepared baking dish.
• Put butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat, add almonds, and heat together until butter melts, about 2 minutes. Stir honey, brown sugar, and cinnamon into the melted butter; bring to a simmer and add brandy and salt. Stir to dissolve the salt, remove saucepan from heat, and add vanilla extract; pour the mixture over the peaches.
• Bake peaches in preheated oven until the peaches are cooked through, about 30 minutes.

PEACHY HAM SLICE

Steps:

• Drain peaches, reserving 1/2 cup syrup; set aside. In a large skillet, brown ham on both sides in butter over medium heat. Remove ham to a platter and keep warm, reserving drippings in skillet., In a small bowl, mix sugar, cornstarch and nutmeg. Add orange juice, lemon juice and reserved peach syrup; stir until smooth. Add to drippings in skillet. Cook and stir until thickened., Stir in peaches and heat through. Add ham slice and heat for 2-3 minutes. Cut into serving-size pieces. Serve over rice.

PEACH GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium saucepan, simmer together peach nectar, ginger, lemon juice, and garlic cloves. Simmer for 20 minutes.
• Strain out ginger and garlic.
• Prepare ham for glaze. Rub Dijon mustard and then brown sugar on the ham.
• Pour glaze on bottom of pan and throw in sliced peaches for additional peach flavor.
• Place ham in oven for 1 1/2 hours. Every 10 to 20 minutes glaze ham with the glaze from bottom of pan to keep moist.

PEACHES IN BRANDY

Steps:

• Prepare peaches (dip peaches into boiled water, then into ice-cold water--skins will slip off; then halve and twist to remove the pit).
• Make a syrup with the sugar & water in a large sauce-pan; stir mixture until it boils.
• To the boiling syrup, add peach halves and extract.
• When fruit is cooked (5-7 min), remove pan from heat, drain (reserve); cool fruits and spoon carefully into prepared jars.
• Half fill jars with reserved syrup, run a butter knife down the jar to remove air bubbles; fill jars to the top with BRANDY.
• Seal jars with lids, shake gently to mix syrup and brandy.
• Store in a cool dark place--use within six months.
• I've also added a pinch of cinnamon and cloves with VERY good results.

PEACH-GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Score surface of the ham, making diamond shapes 1/2 in. deep; insert a clove into each diamond. Place on a rack in a well-greased foil-lined roasting pan. Pour soda over ham. Spread 1 cup brown sugar over ham. Add water to pan. Cover and bake at 325° for 1-1/2 to 2 hours., In a large saucepan, combine the preserves, butter, honey, mustard, Liquid Smoke if desired, ground cloves and remaining brown sugar. Cook and stir over low heat until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved. Uncover ham; brush with glaze. , Arrange the pineapple slices and peach halves over ham, securing with wooden toothpicks. Bake, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes or until a thermometer reads 140° and ham is heated through. Discard toothpicks before carving.

BRANDIED HAM

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine sugar, brandy, and mustard. Bring to a boil over medium; cook until glaze is thick and syrupy, 3 minutes. (To store, refrigerate, up to 2 days. Reheat before using.)
• Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Using a sharp knife, cut off hard rind from ham (if any); score the fat in a diamond pattern. Place ham, cut side down, in a roasting pan or on a rimmed baking sheet and cover tightly with foil. Bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part reads 145, 1 1/2 hours.
• Brush ham generously with glaze, making sure to coat all exposed areas. Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake, uncovered, until glaze is sticky and ham is browned, about 35 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

BAKED HAM WITH PEACH GLAZE

Steps:

• Bake ham, fat side up, in a roasting pan, according to the timetable below.
• Forty-Five minutes before the cooking time is up, remove ham from oven and pour off fat drippings.
• Score fat surface in diamond shapes, cutting only 1/4-inch deep.
• Stud with whole cloves.
• Spoon glaze (recipe follows) over ham and return to oven to complete cooking.
• Cooking Timetable for Ham Oven Temperature 325°F.
• Meat Thermometer: 170 F for picnic shoulder or cottage ham.
• 160 F for other hams.
• 130 F to 140 F for "Ready to Serve" hams.
• Cooking Time: Listed in minutes per pound , Ready to Serve 15-18.
• Cooking Time: Listed in minutes per pound , Ready to Serve 15-18.
• Whole Ham, (bone in) 18-20 , Whole ham, (boneless) 20-25.
• Whole Ham, (bone in) 18-20 , Whole ham, (boneless) 20-25.
• Half leg of ham, (bone-in) 25-30 , Half leg of ham, (boneless) 30-35.
• Half leg of ham, (bone-in) 25-30 , Half leg of ham, (boneless) 30-35.
• Picnic Shoulder*, (bone-in) 30-35 , Rolled Cottage ham,* 30-35.
• Picnic Shoulder*, (bone-in) 30-35 , Rolled Cottage ham,* 30-35.
• Picnic Shoulder,* (boneless) 35-40 , Rolled Cottage,* (midget) 40-45.
• Picnic Shoulder,* (boneless) 35-40 , Rolled Cottage,* (midget) 40-45.
• * Cook with a little water, in a covered roaster. Allow maximum time for small hams. , Peach Glaze Makes 1-1/3 cups. Drain peaches and place on a baking sheet. Combine remaining ingredients and spoon a little glaze on each peach half.
• * Cook with a little water, in a covered roaster. Allow maximum time for small hams. , Peach Glaze Makes 1-1/3 cups. Drain peaches and place on a baking sheet. Combine remaining ingredients and spoon a little glaze on each peach half.
• Spoon most of glaze over ham and return to oven for about 45 minutes. Brush ham occasionally with remaining glaze.
• Broil peach halves for 6 to 8 minutes.Just prior to serving, place peach halves on ham as decoration.